THE DRAGON MYTH
Despite the fact that the Scriptures mention the fabulous monster, the dragon; that is inseparably associated with St. George, and was displayed on bur gold coinage, there is nothing to provide the slightest confirmation that , such a creature ever existed (says the Newcastle ‘ Weekly Chronicle’)- The Greek word, “ drakon, means a snake, and the conclusion that the dragon was evolved from >ho snake is borne out by Egyptian and Indian mythology. Previous to the Norman Conquest the dragon was ho standard of the Welsh, and forme | <one of the supporters of the royal arms of Tudor sovereigns. It can crly bo surmised that the ready credulity of our ancestors was taken advantage of. The Christians adopted the dragon as the symbol of unbelief, and in picturing St. George triumphing over it, it is only natural to conceive they made as fearsome a monster as they could.
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Evening Star, Issue 19781, 3 February 1928, Page 10
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149THE DRAGON MYTH Evening Star, Issue 19781, 3 February 1928, Page 10
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